August 2009

“We must, as a matter of precept, pray for the salvation of heretical Catholics like Senator Edward Kennedy, but we do not have to praise him let alone extol him with the full honors of a public Catholic funeral and all the adulation that attends such an event. There was very little about Ted Kennedy’s life that deserves admiration from a spiritual or moral point of view. He was probably the worst example of a Catholic statesman that one can think of. When all is said and done, he has distorted the concept of what it means to be a Catholic in public life more than anyone else in leadership today. . . .”

While I offer no opinion on the recent comments made by Archbishop Michael Sheehan of Santa Fe to the National Catholic Reporter regarding his take on inter-episcopal relations (that’s between arch/bishops), his assertions on the canon law of Eucharistic reception are something else. In my opinion, several of Abp. Sheehan’s assertions thereon are flawed. Even so, I might have let them pass, except that Sheehan, besides being an archbishop, also has a doctorate in canon law (Lateran, 1971) and thus some might incline to his views based on those credentials. So, here goes.

If you like conversion stories — I have hundreds of them on my website here. I also found another blog with conversions stories you might enjoy here. My own is in my book Crossing the Tiber and on my audio CD From Baptist to Catholic.

These sisters are 9 minutes from our house. Janet and I know and love them all dearly. They are the first to view our new DVDs as they come out and we take our grandkids over sometimes for evening prayer. Great bunch of ladies deserving our support. If you know any women that want to [...]

Click here for the Zenit.org interview with Fr. Mockiatis and his nightmare story of a taperecorder set up in his confessional without his knowledge to get the confession of an accused murderer. I had the privilege of meeting Fr. Mockiatis several years ago. A noble and faithful priest! For the book, click here.

From Canon Lawyer Ed Peter’s website: “Most of Teddy Kennedy’s politics, and most of whatever parts of his personal life I knew through the media, angered and sometimes even disgusted me. But my opinions about Teddy’s legacy are not at issue in assessing his right to a Catholic funeral under canon law. I trust that [...]

Ted Kennedy, the ultra-liberal Senator from Massachusetts, died Tuesday night from brain cancer. Though he was raised and claimed to be Catholic, he promoted abortion and other wrong-headed agendas. In his condolences Obama called him “the greatest US Senator of our time.” (Really! I’ve despised him from the beginning!) The media will paint him as [...]

Bishop D’Arcy renews challenge to Notre Dame For a summary of the article click here Bishop John D’Arcy of Fort Wayne/South Bend, Indiana, who rebuked the University of Notre Dame for inviting President Obama to accept an award at commencement, has renewed the argument with an article published in America magazine. For the whole article, [...]

We’re going to pass a health care plan written by a committee whose head says he doesn’t understand it, Passed by a Congress that hasn’t read it but exempts themselves from it, Signed by a president that also hasn’t read it and who smokes, With funding administered by a treasury chief who knowingly didn’t pay [...]

“The politics of charisma is so Third World. Americans were never going to buy into it for long.” This article clearly and concisely summarizes the Obama agenda and the outcome. If you really want to understand clearly where America is at this moment in history, please read this all the way through. It’s a great [...]